Infrastructure
SAMPE Wrap Up And Product Showcase
Exhibitions on both sides of the Atlantic spur optimism and spotlight innovative technology.
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Isotruss offers amazing strength and material savings
The three-dimensional composite truss structure is the lightest and most efficient structural tube available.
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Light-sport Plane Category Creates Take-off Point For Composites
Composites manufacturers and suppliers — and pilots — benefit from new FAA aircraft designation.
Read MoreAGATE Methodology Proves Its Worth
Increased availability, lower testing costs and shorter development times are among the program's achievements.
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Manufacturers Welcome New Reinforcement Forms
Three-dimensional composites, structural preforms and unique materials expand design options and reduce cost.
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Growth markets for composite materials in civilinfrastructure
In the last decade, the composites industry has set ambitious goals in the vast civil infrastructure market.
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Offshore Applications: The Future Is Now
The number of composites installations continues to grow on new and existing offshore facilities.
Read MoreBridging the Centuries with Composites
Bob Sweet, president/CEO of Creative Pultrusions Inc. (Alum Bank, Pa.), established in 1973, is a graduate of the University of the Pacific (BS, business administration) and an active member of the Market Development Aliance (MDA) and the Pultrusion Industry Council (PIC), as well as the American Composite
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Thermoplastic Composites Making An Impact
Product/process developments accelerate use of long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics in automotive and industrial markets.
Read MoreManufacturing Methods
Composite parts can be made in a controlled factory environment and delivered to the site as finished pipe, beams or grating, or fiber and resin can be combined on site to make or repair structures. Regardless of the fabrication method and its location, a quality composite requires that the reinforcement be co
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